lish their legal presence, and then go out again, because there is so often some scandal in the family, or at least something unpleasant, that the chil- dren should not have to listen to " She said that this case had not been brought immediately into court when the petition first came in, because a new agency called the Adjustment Bu- reau had wanted to work on it. The Adjustment Bureau's job is to settle a case of neglect without having a court hearing at all, if that is possible. The Bureau is composed of a proba- tion officer from the Children's Court, a representatIve of the Board of Edu- cation, a representative of the Crime Prevention Bureau of the Police De- partment, and several assistants. It does not handle delinquency cases, but when a child is brought in for neglect it makes a thorough investigation. The family's previous history with social-ser- vice and relief agencies is assembled. The child itself is interviewed at home, and so are parents, teachers, neigh- bors, and relatives. Frequently the Ad- justment Bureau can patch things up. When it cannot, the case has to go be- fore the court. Back in the courtroom, the father was called up to the judge's desk and told to sit down. No reporters were present, no audience, for all actions in the Children's Court are private and the records of every case are locked away. Only the child itself, the child's lawyer, and officials of the court have access to them. Even in the case of delinquents, the records cannot be cit- ed in another court, later on, as a reflection upon an individual's char- acter. The father was asked, In an informal way, to tell his story. He was a worn man, about forty, shabbily clothed, and the story was simple enough. He had been unem- ployed for a long time, and what little money he could scrape up had been taken by his wife, a drunkard, and spent for gin. Not long ago he had got a WP A job, but when he brought his first pay envelope home his wife had run off with the money. He could not find her, and there were no rela- tives or friends to take care of the child, no money to feed her with. Did he think the mother might come back? No. He knew she was worthless and she had threatened to leave home a doz- en times. Cared nothing for the child. Even if she came back, she was not go- ing to bring the child up right. The judge got the probation of- ficer's reports and looked them over 37 visit BOUSE of theMODER AGE al Park Ave ,:;; :i6i t : ::\'i :l '., :""'::;.::pth Street , " > i :.::/.::..\ : ::; : " " , ' .. ' , ' . ' - ,. , ' ...:' ;:.,',. ,:.: :::.," ",:,. '.: : : ;-d';; ; :-;b:"'!.. ::.: ::.:.:': :"' :::.'-'.:" 1m! 'k;{. " ,' Ii: ß OPENING next week. .v)1 x ; > X of America's most a'à , i. , " :S'\ L.'* , o; '::"t _.. ::';;:'':='';.: ,. ,. Modern House. . . the i .,; .< , _ v : < " ' '!r';?,',:" "-.(ð M d I .., D 6 ;.: .-"::.h Wfn i t .-. .....- 1it. ., ; , o ern n..erlor ecora...l0i1"'::; 41r -wi'i0?; ''1\ Y"., '\ , by America's leading creators 'of' ' \'( y..::,' OcrÞ Modern Furniture! ,b '" / ;- \... - -=----.- '....... - ---:: - "- :::: \ I ( æ. \. ' :- ,-' =-= " \ :. =-- : ..... :::: -- t .: ' , " ,yc, -.. - . . \' 0--- ? > ; ' f . - ---""..i.:<: 0. '" - ( " :Þ c';. _ , _ "'Ý' g, -;. -7 - 4L. -...- --- _ S;-"', .-' ' .. '--'.':->S:0: . -'-...... _ _ .f ----=.. ..l, " ,-' -:-".... .:....: .' _-. :.;: .;;;.:r -".. - 1\. s o ,.. s '; - . I - -Z'--7. - -.....::: ';':"-"':" 'j, ., .... .... " ..v , " v 5- ..=&oJ ( , . ''- "" - --::õI!I-' - <--. - - Copr 1936 Stanco Inc. (Adv.) Him ever forget? Say, he's still laying for a certain mosquito what stung him in Des Moines in 1927 I" '- . (,:4f:- . $3 A WEEK TO ú KEEP FIT ;) while learning to dance The r 7:3 ; ! nm. r 52 W. 8th St., N. Y. C. DINNER $1.00-$1.50 IIIIIIIU STuyvesant 9-8840-8841 .11111111 AIR CONDITIONED-FREE PARKING Live Turtle Races every Nite at 10 P. M. : :::.::: Healthful, enjoyable exercise while learning newest steps; the "'<;' exercise doctors take to keep , ''ð in trim. All studios air-con- ditioned. Try a lesson today. : ", ...,',,' ARTHUR MURRAY, 7 E.43d